We are technology advocates who provide leadership across the School of Medicine’s technology spectrum, from research to development to data security. We collaborate across the enterprise and use industry methodologies to create digital products, meet security needs, advocate for tools and services, and help find the right solutions.
Single Point of Contact
We’re eager to listen and learn more about your grant and program ideas, process improvements, security and compliance requirements, and software needs. Advice is always free, and we can spend up to 8-12 hours working with you to better understand what you’re looking for and where to direct you.
Get started by emailing us at [email protected].
We’re excited to work together.
Advocacy
We’re passionate about making technology work for the School of Medicine. We participate in various IT governance subcommittees and partner with colleagues in the Research Data Guild and across UCSF to advocate for the right tools and services.
Data Security
SOM Tech helps you navigate security requirements in policies or contracts and implement strategies that protect data and mitigate risks—without slowing the pace of discovery. We're proud to serve as the School of Medicine’s data security compliance champion.
Design & Discovery
We use design thinking, human-centered design, and inclusive design best practices to define your value proposition, navigate obstacles, and move projects forward - fast. Get a head start on designing your next digital product with our Product Toolkit.
Business Process
Our business process team uses various methods—including Lean—to discover, model, analyze, measure, and improve processes across people, systems, information, and technology in support of business strategy.
Solution Architecture
SOM Tech's solution architects and business analysts excel at evaluating business needs and determining how technology can support them through leveraging hardware, software, and infrastructure.
Agile Product Development
Our agile development approach—plan, estimate, execute, track, refine, repeat—ensures every aspect of your digital product is flexible, functional, and built to respond to change.
Partners
In addition to hearing from around 350 people each year and providing consultation, SOM Tech advocates for technology needs and provides expertise in partnering with colleagues across the enterprise, from IT governance to security workgroups to our Research Data Guild collaboration.
Research Data Guild Partners
- Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute (BCHSI)
- Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
- Population Health Data Initiative (PDHI)
- UCSF Library
- UCSF Health Clinical Systems
- Community Partnerships
IT Governance
- Steering Committee (ITGSC)
- Committee on Enterprise Information & Analytics (EIA)
- Committee on Research Technology (CRT)
- RISDC
- Committee on Communications Technology (CCT)
- Digital Accessibility Advisory Committee
- Committee on Technology and Architecture (CTA)
- Committee on Education Technology (CET)
- Digital Diagnostics and Therapeutics Sub-Committee of Clinical Governance (DD&T)
IT Security
- IT Security Technical Workgroup
- IS-3 Advisory Committee
Product Toolkit
Unsure how to begin designing your digital product?
Use SOM Tech's Product Toolkit to help facilitate conversations among your product team and successfully move from discovery, design, and development to product launch.
Our Culture
Grounded in our belief that technology enriches human connections, SOM Tech fosters collaboration by prioritizing social interactions and effective communication. We actively contribute to UCSF’s broader missions by championing diversity, supporting faculty research needs, and helping clinicians leverage technology to deliver leading-edge care. Innovation thrives in our learning-based culture, and our shared values help deepen camaraderie.
Learn more about SOM Tech's culture here.
Fellows Program
SOM Tech’s Fellows Program is an extension of our culture and values. The six-month fellowships provide recent graduates with hands-on experience in innovative health tech at UCSF, mentorship, and opportunities to advance their careers in a learning-centered environment. While UCSF offers other programs that concentrate on clinical fields and research, SOM Tech’s Fellows Program stands out due to its focus on new graduates.
Learn more about our fellows program here.